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Visitors at Iranian Embassy mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | He will guide us always: In pages of Condolence Book, expressions of pain and loss | Delhi News

Visitors at Iranian Embassy mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | He will guide us always: In pages of Condolence Book, expressions of pain and loss | Delhi News

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3 min readNew DelhiMar 6, 2026 05:30 AM IST The air inside the Iranian Embassy on Barakhamba Road in New Delhi is still, and the silence is broken only by the soft scratching of pen on paper. On a long table draped in black cloth is a line of glass vases, with clusters of white roses in each. Beyond the long table is a screen of black cloth; in front, there is a line of chairs upholstered in black. On the screen are pictures of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, watching over the table and the open book placed on it. The book is for visitors to mourn the late Supreme Leader of Iran and Iranian Shi’ism. Among those who came to pay their respects on Thursday was Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri who signed the Condolence Book on behalf of the Government of India. There were many others, ordinary citizens, for whom the assassination of the Ayatollah marked the end of an era of resistance. “The martyrdom of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is extremely painful …

From Tehran To Srinagar: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Jamia Masjid Visit That Transcended Sects | India News

From Tehran To Srinagar: Ayatollah Khamenei’s Jamia Masjid Visit That Transcended Sects | India News

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Last Updated:March 03, 2026, 23:08 IST In 1981, Seyyed Ali Khamenei visited Kashmir, invited by Mirwaiz Molvi Mohammad Farooq. He joined Sunni prayers at Jamia Masjid and spoke at Imambara Budgam, promoting unity. Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei also spoke to a gathering in Imambara of Budgam in March month of 1981. In 1981, just two years after the Islamic Revolution in Iran toppled the Shah’s regime, a young cleric, Seyyed Ali Khamenei—a close confidant of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini—set out on a journey that would leave a lasting mark, connecting the revolutionary spirit of Iran with the enduring resilience of India. Ayatollah Khomeini himself had deep personal ties to Kashmir; during his exile in Iraq, he had received an invitation from Aga Syed Yusuf al-Moosavi al-Safavi, a prominent Kashmiri Shia leader from Budgam, to visit the valley if circumstances ever allowed. Khomeini, in an interview with a French journalist had even expressed his preference to seek refuge in Kashmir over other places, highlighting the profound affection between the Iranian leadership and the Kashmiri people. It was …

Why Has Modi Govt Not Condemned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Assassination? | India News

Why Has Modi Govt Not Condemned Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Assassination? | India News

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Last Updated:March 03, 2026, 17:06 IST The opposition has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government issue a formal condolence statement on Khamenei’s assassination. PM Narendra Modi (Image file: PMO/PTI) The death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 1, 2026, has now triggered a deeply political debate at home. The opposition has demanded that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government issue a formal condolence statement on Khamenei’s assassination by the American-Israeli forces. No less than Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has written an article accusing the government of picking a side in the conflict. Critics of the opposition argue that when Muammar Gaddafi was killed in 2011 during a NATO-backed operation, the UPA government did not issue any high-profile political mourning statement. India had strong ties with Libya then; seven ministers, including former External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, had visited Tripoli between 2004 and 2007. Yet there was no moral grandstanding, no domestic political storm. US-Israel-Iran War News Today LIVE The same question is being raised about the execution of Saddam Hussein in …

Pall Of Grief In This UP Village As It Mourns Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death. Here’s Why | India News

Pall Of Grief In This UP Village As It Mourns Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei’s Death. Here’s Why | India News

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Last Updated:March 02, 2026, 13:56 IST Kintur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki mourns Ayatollah Khamenei’s death in US-Israel strikes, recalling ancestral ties. Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AFP File File) A pall of gloom descended on Kintur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki district after news broke of the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel joint air strikes. As reports of Khamenei’s death spread through social media and international news, silence gripped the narrow lanes of the village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, which shares an ancestral connection with Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, Khamenei’s mentor and the founding father of the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to News18 India. Khomeini’s grandfather, Syed Ahmad Musavi Hindi, was born in Kintur around 1790 before migrating abroad in the 19th century. After knowing about the news, residents said that they felt a deep sense of shock and loss, viewing the development not just as a global political event but as a moment tied to their own history. According to the news outlet, citing locals, …

Iran Attack Kills Ayatollah Khamenei; US-Israel Strikes Spark Protests | India News

Iran Attack Kills Ayatollah Khamenei; US-Israel Strikes Spark Protests | India News

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Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 20:01 IST Government sources said while India’s security front remains calm, there are grave concerns that oil prices will witness a sharp surge as the Middle East crisis escalates Top Indian government sources said the Iran attack targeted a high-level leadership summit, successfully striking Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his inner circle. (Image: PTI/File) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in military strikes, was always the target for the United States and Israel even as backchannel talks through the Middle East over the nuclear deal failed days before the Iran attack, Indian government sources said. Top government sources told News18 that while India’s security front remains calm, there are grave concerns over a sharp rise in global energy costs. As the conflict escalates, oil prices are expected to surge potentially destabilising the global economy. According to the government sources, the coordinated strikes by the US and Israel, which reportedly involved the dropping of over 30 bombs, targeted a high-level leadership summit successfully striking Khamenei and his inner …

News18 Afternoon Digest: Massive Explosions Rock Tehran As Israel Renews Strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Death & More | India News

News18 Afternoon Digest: Massive Explosions Rock Tehran As Israel Renews Strikes, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Death & More | India News

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Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 14:48 IST We are also covering: 8 killed as security forces open fire at protestors in Karachi over Khamenei’s death, why US, Israel picked Saturday to strike Iran, and more. Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Reuters File) In today’s afternoon digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s death, the Middle East conflict, and more. Massive Explosion In Tehran As Israeli Military Says Targeting ‘Heart’ Of City Multiple explosions struck Iran’s capital on Sunday as the Israeli military said it was carrying out strikes on targets in central Tehran. Massive blasts were heard across the city, with videos showing large plumes of smoke rising into the sky following the explosions. Read More 8 Killed As Security Forces Open Fire On Protesters At US Consulate In Pakistan Over Khamenei’s Death At least eight protesters were killed in clashes with security forces on Sunday as hundreds stormed the US consulate in Pakistan’s Karachi over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in coordinated …

‘We feel that is correct’: Trump reacts to reports of Ayatollah Khamenei’s death following massive joint strikes on Iran | World News

‘We feel that is correct’: Trump reacts to reports of Ayatollah Khamenei’s death following massive joint strikes on Iran | World News

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US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP) US President Donald Trump said he believes reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been killed in Israeli airstrikes are “a correct story,” as Washington and Tel Aviv intensify their military campaign against Tehran. Speaking to NBC News, Trump said: “We feel that that is a correct story.” He added that “most” of Iran’s senior leadership is “gone,” saying many of “the people that make all the decisions” had been killed in the strikes. In a separate interview with ABC News, Trump said the US attacks had caused significant damage. “A lot of it is, yeah. But we don’t know all, but a lot of it is. It was a very powerful strike,” he said, referring to Iran’s leadership. Asked who could replace Khamenei, Trump told NBC: “I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like,” adding that he was “only being a little sarcastic.” Israeli officials earlier told The Associated Press (AP) that Khamenei was dead, though there has …

Ayatollah Khamenei’s representative in India rubbishes his ‘death’ reports| India News

Ayatollah Khamenei’s representative in India rubbishes his ‘death’ reports| India News

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Tehran: Hours after US and Israel struck deep into Iran with the goal of displacing the Islamic regime, speculation about the whereabouts and wellbeing of Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Pulwama: Agitators hold a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest by Shia Muslims against the United States and Israel following reported attacks on Iran. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_28_2026_000381A) (PTI) Israeli TV reported that their assessment suggested that the supreme leader has likely been killed in the strike. However, the Iranian’s issued a speedy denial. Representative of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in India, Dr Abdul Majid Hakeem Ilahi, said, “The Supreme Leader is in good health and never has a fear of America or any other people… He will continue by his dignity and wisdom, and I hope that we will win this war.” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking in an interview with NBC News said, “All high-ranking officials are alive… we are handling this situation, and everything is fine.” Iran’s Al-Alam TV reported …